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Pocket Guide to Sewing Notions

Carry-Along Reference Guide
Sue O'Very-Pruitt
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Description

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Don’t begin another project without this resourceful and compact pocket guide! Learn everything you need to know about every kind of notion, how to use them properly, and how to care for and store them! From understanding the difference between permanent and wash-away adhesives, what size rotary cutter you need, the proper way to store needles, bobbins, and scissors, and so much more, this guide is perfect for keeping with all of your craft supplies and taking with you to the store when deciding which notion you need next. Also included are helpful, unbiased reviews of each product. Author, owner of Sue O’Very Designs, and Aurifil thread designer, Sue O’Very-Pruitt is also a columnist for Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine and owns an online store that specializes in machine embroidery patterns.

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Pages 72
Publish Date 2021-01-18
Series  
Size 4.0" x 6.0" x 0.0"
Author Sue O'Very-Pruitt

Choose the right stabilizer for every fabric, every time!

Learn Your Stabilizers

Tear-away, Cut-away, Wash-away, Heat-away, Specialty, Fusible (pictured), Sticky

Hooping Versus Floating

Learn the differences and advantages of either sandwiching the stabilizer and material together inside the hoop (hooping) or hooping the stabilizer with the material floating on top of the stabilizer (floating, pictured). You’ll also get critical insight into why not every material, stabilizer, and project is suited for both methods.

Learn Your Materials

Explore the uses of the five most common types of materials — woven, denim, knit, sheer, and freestanding lace — then learn how to use adhesives and which types of needles and threads you’ll need to work with machine embroidery.

About the Author

Author Sue O'Very-Pruitt is the owner of Sookie Sews, formerly Sue O'Very Designs, a BERNINA ambassador, and a notion expert. Sue also owns an online store that specializes in machine embroidery designs. Whether on her YouTube channel (Sookie Sews), in her blog posts, or when teaching in-person, Sue has a knack for simplifying sewing and making the many details memorable and easy to understand. Drawing on her degree in fashion design, her experience in leatherwork, and years of designing and making costumes, she enjoys teaching beginners how to sew and all the essential skills they need to know—from fundamental sewing techniques to working with stabilizers and notions to machine embroidery. With the love and support of her husband, Joey, and her daughter, Heidi, Sue continues to create new and clever ways to bring machine embroidery sewing to her audience. You can find Sue on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook @SookieSews and her website www.SookieSews.com

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